People in the News

CBS New York has the details about the death of the longtime New York City DJ who worked at WHN, WYNY, and most recently WCBS-FM. Daniel’s son, Chris Daniel, sent out a message saying his father died “suddenly” Tuesday morning. The cause of Daniel’s death was not indicated.

WPGC 95.5/Washington DC has a new MD. DJ Flexx is taking on the role in addition to his on-air hosting duties, weekdays from 3-7 p.m. Flexx started his radio career at WPGC-AM Flava 1580 in 1995, honing his skills, not only as a mix-show jock but also as a radio personality, and was quickly hired by sister station WPGC 95.5 the following year.

Adams Radio Group has elevated Nathan James to Program Director and afternoon drive personality for Country WUSX-FM/Salisbury, MD. James will also continue as Director of Marketing Partnerships and Promotions for the Delmarva brands.

WNEW/WABC great Bill Diehl is celebrating his 80th birthday. And, he recently noted his 65th on-the-air year as a broadcaster.

Stockton CA Morning Host Nikki Blades is joining a weekend show. Blades, currently on KWIN-FM, will co-host The Bassment, a Superadio Networks syndicated mix Show.

Lake Charles Louisiana Top 40 outlet "Hot 103.3/KBIU-FM" has picked up The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show.

It’s official. Dan Le Batard and Jon “Stugotz" Weiner have signed long-term deals to continue as hosts of the popular daytime ESPN Radio Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, daily 10 a.m.–1 p.m. ET.

Holly Paras has been promoted to run Cumulus' five-station cluster in Providence. She replaces former Market Manager John Sutherland. Paras was previously D.O.S. for the cluster for over 10 years.

Jeana Gondek has been hired to serve as the morning news co-host on iHeartMedia's KOA (850 AM, 94.1 FM) in Denver. She started her radio career at WOOD (1300 AM), the iHeartMedia news-talk station in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Thanks to his listeners, Rush Limbaugh has donated $2 million from the sales of his Betsy Ross t-shirt to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation.